Category Archives: Nice Things
Sunday is Björkday
For reasons unbeknownst, by Sunday morning we still hadn’t gone swimming in Reykjavik. This is an essential Icelandic pastime boys & girls, involving lounging in geothermically heated outdoor “hotpot” pools and maybe doing one or two lengths. Regardless of the … Continue reading
Saying Goodbye – with a Dead Sheep…
After my safari trip, I was tempted to avoid the bumpy journey back to Kimuka and go straight from Nairobi to the Coast where I’d decided to spend my final week in Kenya. But Virginia, Daniel and the rest of … Continue reading
We’re on a Road to Nowhere
During my stay in Kimuka in Maasailand, our host family offered to take us to visit a traditional Maasai village, where our host Virginia’s partner Daniel’s mother lived. You can see Saikeri to the west of the map, and Virginia’s … Continue reading
Health and Wealth in Maasailand
So when I was in Maasailand, I got to spend some time in a healthcare dispensary (see my last post). The government-run Kenyan dispensaries are part of a tiered system of healthcare designed to cater for all, and they don’t … Continue reading
Rhoda’s Dispensary
Yesterday’s terrible news that at least 75 people died when a pipeline caught fire in a Nairobi slum, has had me thinking about Kenya again and the poverty that the majority of the people there live in. When I was … Continue reading
Panic on the Streets
There have of course been incalculable losses to businesses & livelihoods across the UK, my mind still boggles at how independent businesses will cope with the rebuild, and how the loss of retailers in towns and cities will affect those … Continue reading
Latte-tude
Four days before a lazy weekend at home in the middle of last month, I got a rather exciting email, which, to cut long story short, resulted in me instead packing up my tent and wellies again for festival two … Continue reading
Let’s Get It On
Earlier this week Heather and I led a discussion group for some of the girls at Kimuka primary on relationships. I was really encouraged by the girls, who as soon as we explained what we wanted to talk about, grabbed … Continue reading
Get up, Stand up for Your Rights
The other day I had a really interesting chat with Virginia about the problems she sees facing the Maasai, and in particular the Maasai women. She explained the two most pressing issues are those of forced marriage and female circumcision. … Continue reading
Pucker Up
I’m starting to miss home quite a lot this week, so I thought I’d write about some of the cool stuff I’ve been up to. On Sunday, Johnny (another volunteer at Kimuka), Heather and I went to visit the African … Continue reading
